Towing wreck - overloaded hitch
Please people follow the rules and don't run over loaded. First article I've seen like this. Surprised it does not happen as often as this. http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/2960844-181/chp-hitch-...
Forum Discussion
Oaklevel wrote:
The biggest problem that I can see with this accident is the trailer was not hitched properly...... Nothing failed but the operators lack of knowledge.
Also keep in mind this would be looked at harder as commercial/ business (not necessarily CDL type) it as it belonged to a restaurant.
While that might be true look at what they are using as the basis for charging the legal reason for the accident "exceeding the "MANUFACTURERS RATING"". This should open folks eyes in that even if it wasn't a direct failure of overloading something, that is being used as the basis for the legal violation and charging. This should scare the Bejesus out of the "OK to EXCEED" advocates in that doing so opens you up to a world of hurt should "ANYTHING" go wrong and to even hint that it's O.K. is IMO exceedingly irresponsible.
Larry
